Reader: Motorists can’t bitch about cyclists if they break the rules of the road

Jef Otte's piece about how not to be a dickhead on Bike to Work Day didn't single out drivers for criticism -- but plenty of the dozens of commentators on the post certainly did. Here's one that stands for many...
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Jef Otte’s piece about how not to be a dickhead on Bike to Work Day didn’t single out drivers for criticism — but plenty of the dozens of commentators on the post certainly did.

Here’s one that stands for many.

SxPxDxCx writes:

If the majority users of the road, cars, followed all the rules of the road motorists might have a legitimate bitch about cyclists. But the last time I checked, when I drove my car into work this morning, they don’t. People drive like shit and barely can follow the simple traffic rules or even be bothered to read street signs.

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